Harboursandport.com: Lagos --- The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC)
has sealed off the premises of the Cosco shipping company in
Apapa, over-billing demurrage charges for Sunflag Steel Limited of
about $23,000.00.
The
operation was embarked upon by the Compliance, Monitoring and Enforcement
Division of the Council and was led by the Deputy Director of the Division,
Chief Cajetan Agu.
The
operation which lasted about three hours also comprised officers from
Regulatory Services Department, Complaints Unit and Public Relations Unit of
the Council.
Cosco
Shipping was accused of failing to comply with an earlier
agreement reached at a tripartite meeting held at the NSC
Headquarters, Apapa Lagos.
Comet shipping
which is a tenant in the same building with Cosco Shipping Line was affected by
the action of the ports regulator, although the Council had nothing against the
company.
Following the development, the Group Managing Director of Comet Shipping, Mr P.L.Carrodano had pleaded with Shippers’ Council team and requested for an immediate emergency meeting to resolve the grievances.
On arriving the premises of Cosco Shipping, Agu had told the shipping company staff that the Council was on enforcement mission following the letter received in respect of the unpaid overbilling demurrage to Sunflag Steel Limited by Cosco.
He said that the NSC Complaints Unit and the Compliance, Monitoring & Enforcement had made efforts to resolve the issue in the past.
The Council gave the shipping company (Cosco) a condition that it must write an undertaking “stating the period of refund, and two cheques be raised in favour of the Consignee and NSC pending when the Liner will clarify the differences from their sister company in Ghana”.
Following this, Cosco Shipping agreed to all the terms and conditions and to issue two cheques before the end of the month, explaining that the company’s financial controller who is to sign the cheque travelled with the CEO’.
After signing an undertaken, the premises were however opened for transactions.
The management of Sunflag Steel Ltd commended the Council for getting back their unpaid overbilling demurrage on some containers.
The containers numbers: COSU6108566580 (24X40 FT), COSU6108566581 (13X4 FT) and COSU6108566582 (2X40 FT) were paid for by their customer in Ghana.
The Council frowned at the non-compliance attitudes of some stakeholders, warning that it will not hesitate to sanction any erring shipping company, terminal operator, agents, consignee, provider of services, hauliers forthwith if they fail to conform with its directives on trade facilitation in the country.
Following the development, the Group Managing Director of Comet Shipping, Mr P.L.Carrodano had pleaded with Shippers’ Council team and requested for an immediate emergency meeting to resolve the grievances.
On arriving the premises of Cosco Shipping, Agu had told the shipping company staff that the Council was on enforcement mission following the letter received in respect of the unpaid overbilling demurrage to Sunflag Steel Limited by Cosco.
He said that the NSC Complaints Unit and the Compliance, Monitoring & Enforcement had made efforts to resolve the issue in the past.
The Council gave the shipping company (Cosco) a condition that it must write an undertaking “stating the period of refund, and two cheques be raised in favour of the Consignee and NSC pending when the Liner will clarify the differences from their sister company in Ghana”.
Following this, Cosco Shipping agreed to all the terms and conditions and to issue two cheques before the end of the month, explaining that the company’s financial controller who is to sign the cheque travelled with the CEO’.
After signing an undertaken, the premises were however opened for transactions.
The management of Sunflag Steel Ltd commended the Council for getting back their unpaid overbilling demurrage on some containers.
The containers numbers: COSU6108566580 (24X40 FT), COSU6108566581 (13X4 FT) and COSU6108566582 (2X40 FT) were paid for by their customer in Ghana.
The Council frowned at the non-compliance attitudes of some stakeholders, warning that it will not hesitate to sanction any erring shipping company, terminal operator, agents, consignee, provider of services, hauliers forthwith if they fail to conform with its directives on trade facilitation in the country.
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